Psychology & Psychiatry
Anger and aggressive driving are all the rage on Australian roads
Nowhere is space more contested in the urban setting than on our roads.
Nov 21, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pharmacists providing contraception info and advice report barriers to quality care in Australia
New research has found community pharmacists provide contraceptive information but described lacking the necessary resources and support to be able to provide quality contraceptive counseling.
Nov 21, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Sperm syringe offers new hope to infertile couples
A Monash University-developed syringe that uses a 3D filter to detect viable sperm can increase sperm quality selection by 65%, bringing new hope to infertile couples.
Nov 21, 2022
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Health
Inaction could cost Australian truckers their lives, study finds
If nothing is done to improve the health of Australia's male truck drivers, 6,067 lives and AU$2.6 billion in productivity could be lost over the next 10 years, Monash University-led research has found.
Nov 21, 2022
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Medications
Non-hormonal therapy reduces hot flashes and night sweats in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer
A Monash University-led trial of a new drug known as Q-122 therapy significantly reduced the number and severity of hot flashes and night sweats in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. It also improved their ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Balloon labor induction safer for babies, researchers find
Melbourne researchers have found that one of two common methods to induce labor is safer for babies, although both were as safe for the mother and neither led to more cesarean births.
Nov 11, 2022
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Medical research
New antibiotic shows promising results in clinical trials
QPX9003, a novel antibiotic developed by Monash University researchers targeting antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" has achieved an important milestone in its clinical development, with the initial Phase 1 studies of the drug ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Neuroscience
Changing treatment can help MS patients, study finds
Monash University researchers have used the world's largest multiple sclerosis (MS) registry, MSBase, to provide evidence that will help those with MS take the best medicine for them.
Nov 7, 2022
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Health informatics
Taking steps towards emissions reduction in health care
Monash University experts, along with an international group of researchers, have highlighted the need to accurately identify the carbon footprint of digital health interventions to help move towards more environmentally ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Immunology
Tracking the pathway to immunity, one cell at a time
Vaccines work their magic by effectively creating immune cells that are long lived, often for over decades. These immune cells create both a protective barrier that can prevent or minimize re-infection and a memory that allows ...
Oct 28, 2022
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